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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland

7 Ranked Colleges
174 Degrees Awarded
$22,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master's in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Special Education is the 39th most popular major in the country with 33,249 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, special education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,879 and had an average of $28,500 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maryland, there were 353 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,660 and $25,116 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 174 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,477 and $45,000 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in special education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality special education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the special education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland master’s degree special ed students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k list. Johns Hopkins University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 19 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Johns Hopkins University Special Education Report

#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2019-2020.

UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Maryland - College Park Special Education Report

#3

Towson University

Towson, Maryland

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the #3 spot on the list. Towson University is a public institution located in Towson, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 66 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Towson also took the #2 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Towson are $18,972.

Full Towson University Special Education Report

#4

Bowie State University

Bowie, Maryland
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowie State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Bowie State University is a medium-sized school located in Bowie, Maryland that handed out 12 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Bowie State University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bowie State University are $15,281, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Bowie State University Special Education Report

#5

Coppin State University

Baltimore, Maryland

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Coppin State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Coppin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Coppin State University are $12,978.

Read full report on Special Education at Coppin

Notre Dame of Maryland University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. NDMU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 44 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NDMU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NDMU are $11,046, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Special Education at NDMU

#7

McDaniel College

Westminster, Maryland

McDaniel College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Westminster, Maryland, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2019-2020.

McDaniel also took the #4 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at McDaniel College are $9,568, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Special Education at McDaniel

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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